West Auckland is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Retail in West Auckland

There are great places to visit near West Auckland including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Places near West Auckland feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

West Auckland's best nearby towns can be found at Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

The area close to West Auckland boasts some of the best country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

Airports to visit near West Auckland include Teesside International Airport.

West Auckland History

There are some historic monuments around West Auckland:

• Deserted medieval village of Ulnaby
• Small multivallate hillfort and tower mill on Shackleton Beacon Hill
• Enclosures and industrial workings on Cockfield Fell
• Newton Cap Bridge
• Legs Cross
• St Lawrence's Chapel, manorial settlement remains and dovecote
• Smotherlaw round barrow
• Barforth Bridge
• Deer shelter in Auckland Castle deer park
• Round barrow 340m east of Cliffe Hall known as Betty Watson's Hill
• Remains of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Piercebridge Bridge
• Deserted medieval village at Walworth
• Roman bridge at Piercebridge
• Packhorse bridge
• Summerhouse moated site and associated drainage channels, enclosure and field system
• Piercebridge Roman fort
• Binchester Roman fort (Vinovia)
• Harperley Working Camp, World War II prisoner of war camp at Craigside